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Re:Ask HN: Seriously, steelman this please. 7,400 employees ... by conductr on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @05:57PM (#33013794)
Isn't the user responsible for the "Docu" part and they only facilitate the "Sign" part?

Point being, it's up to the users to figure out if signatures on a digital platform will be legal or not in their jurisdiction. DocuSign probably has some fine print explicitly stating they're not responsible for improper use.

Re:Ask HN: Seriously, steelman this please. 7,400 employees ... by giantg2 on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @08:48PM (#33015058)
It's likely they still have to deal with law suits, at least until the judge rules on the fine print.

It wouldn't surprise me if they have legal/expert support for certain cases. The last thing you want is some dumb client losing a case that creates precedent which ruins your business model.

Re:Ask HN: Seriously, steelman this please. 7,400 employees ... by Spooky23 on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @11:07PM (#33015869)
They do more than sign, they manage the process and lifecycle of agreements.

You can buy a turnkey loan solution for example from them.

Re:Ask HN: Seriously, steelman this please. 7,400 employees ... by conductr on Thursday September 29, 2022 @12:30AM (#33016356)
They help you manage the workflow of documents. As say a car dealership using docusign, you still provide the documents and actually have to use their tools to make the workflows unless you pay them to help. I don’t think they offer to actually write the contracts. You’d hire a local attorney or just digitize what you already have. That’s been my experience after a couple enterprise level deployments. I could be wrong and we just didn’t need it.